Jessup - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Jessup \j(es)-sup\ is a variant of Joseph (Hebrew), and the meaning of Jessup is "Jehovah increases".

The baby name Jessup sounds like Jessop, Yusup, Josip and Josep. Other similar baby names are Jesse, Jessy, Jessie, Jessey, Jess, Jesus and Jesous.

Jessup is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Jessup. Compare Jessup with related baby names.